Description
No Smoking Workplace Policy Sign – General
Clearly identify smoke-free areas with the No Smoking Workplace Policy Sign. This highly visible 8.5 x 11-inch laminated sign displays the international no-smoking symbol and provides employees, customers, contractors, and visitors with a clear visual notice that smoking is not permitted in the posted area.
No Smoking signs can help businesses communicate workplace and property policies at entrances, employee areas, offices, restaurants, retail establishments, warehouses, and other locations where smoking is prohibited.
What Does a No Smoking Sign Communicate?
A No Smoking sign provides a simple visual notice that smoking is prohibited in the posted area. The internationally recognized no-smoking symbol makes the restriction easy to identify for employees and members of the public.
Clearly posted signs can help reinforce an organization's smoke-free workplace policy and remind employees and visitors of smoking restrictions before they enter an area where smoking is prohibited.
Why Maintain a Smoke-Free Workplace?
Smoke-free workplace policies can help reduce employee and visitor exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and establish clear expectations regarding where smoking is and is not permitted.
Employers should communicate their smoking policies to employees and ensure that workplace practices comply with applicable state and local smoke-free laws.
Where Can a No Smoking Sign Be Displayed?
The No Smoking Workplace Policy Sign can be displayed in highly visible locations such as:
- Business entrances and exits
- Employee entrances
- Reception and lobby areas
- Offices and administrative workplaces
- Restaurants and food-service establishments
- Retail businesses
- Hotels and hospitality facilities
- Warehouses and manufacturing facilities
- Employee break rooms
- Restrooms and common areas
- Other locations where smoking is prohibited
Do No Smoking Sign Requirements Vary by State?
Yes. Smoke-free workplace and public-place laws vary by state and local jurisdiction. Some jurisdictions require specific No Smoking signs, symbols, wording, placement, or other notice requirements for covered businesses.
Employers and property owners should review the requirements that apply to their location before relying on a general No Smoking sign to satisfy a specific state or local posting requirement.
Does This General No Smoking Sign Satisfy Every State's Requirements?
No. This No Smoking Workplace Policy Sign is a general workplace and property notice. It should not be represented as satisfying every state or local statutory No Smoking signage requirement.
Businesses operating in jurisdictions with specific smoking-notice requirements should use the appropriate state or local notice when required.
OSHA and Workplace Smoking
OSHA does not have a general workplace regulation that universally prohibits cigarette smoking or requires every employer to display a standard No Smoking poster. However, certain OSHA standards restrict smoking where it can create a fire, explosion, chemical exposure, or other specific workplace hazard.
For example, OSHA construction requirements prohibit smoking at or near operations that constitute a fire hazard and require those areas to be conspicuously posted with an appropriate warning.
Smoking Around Flammable or Hazardous Materials
Employers should pay particular attention to smoking restrictions in areas involving flammable materials, combustible materials, hazardous chemicals, fuel, gases, or other ignition-sensitive operations.
A general No Smoking sign can provide an additional visual reminder, but employers should use any specific warning signs, wording, access controls, fire-prevention measures, or other protections required for the particular workplace hazard.
What About Electronic Cigarettes and Vaping?
Employers should determine whether their workplace smoking policy also prohibits electronic cigarettes, vaping devices, or other tobacco and nicotine products.
This general No Smoking sign is primarily intended to communicate a traditional smoking restriction. Businesses that specifically prohibit both smoking and electronic cigarettes may want to use signage that clearly identifies both restrictions.
Combine No Smoking Signage With a Clear Workplace Policy
A posted No Smoking sign works best when it supports a clearly communicated workplace policy. Employers should consider explaining where smoking is prohibited, whether designated smoking areas exist, whether electronic cigarettes or vaping are covered, and any other rules applicable to employees.
Businesses should periodically review their smoking policies and signage to ensure they remain consistent with current state and local requirements.
No Smoking Workplace Sign Specifications
- 8.5"W x 11"H
- Portrait orientation
- Printed in full color
- Laminated with high-quality laminate
- Displays the international no-smoking symbol
- General workplace and property policy notice
Workplace Policy and Compliance Resources
Labor Law Compliance Center provides employers with labor law posters, workplace policy posters, workplace safety posters, specialty postings, and compliance resources for businesses throughout the United States. Browse our Workplace Policy Posters for additional employee policy and workplace awareness materials.
